Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yosuke Aoki

Yoshinori Sochi

Hitoshi Moriyama

Yuji Tokushima

Takayuki Fujieda

Yuichi Habu

Masashi Hosomi

An information processing apparatus generates drawing data by using printing data and print setting information. The information processing apparatus includes a conversion unit that converts the print setting information into apparatus setting information; a plurality of drawing data generating units that generates the drawing data based on the printing data and the apparatus setting information; and a generating unit controller that analyzes the apparatus setting information to select one of the drawing data generating units and controls the selected drawing data generating unit in a control procedure corresponding to the selected drawing data generating unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable program

An image generation-output control apparatus in an image processing system for controlling an image generation and output operation based on an instruction received from a server in the image processing system. The image generation-output control apparatus includes second circuitry including a plurality of second image drawing information generators, each having one or more capabilities compatible with one or more capabilities of a first image drawing information generator of a first circuitry of the server, to generate second image drawing information based on output target image information acquired from the server, an identifying unit to identify generator identification information used for identifying one of the plurality of second image drawing information generators, an identification information unit including the generator identification information associated with one of the plurality of the second image drawing information generators, and the identifying unit, and an identification information manager to manage the generator identification information.

Image generation-output control apparatus, method of controlling image generation-output control apparatus, and storage medium

An information processing device is for creating render data by using a print job including print data and setting information. The information processing device includes a conversion unit configured to convert the setting information into device setting information for each of a plurality of render data creating units; the render data creating units being configured to create the render data from the print data and the device setting information; a render control unit configured to cause the render data creating units to respectively create the render data by using the device setting information that has been converted for the respective render data creating units and the print data; a display unit configured to display the render data created by the render data creating units; and a selection receiving unit configured to receive a selection of the render data.

Simultaneous display of different finishing results of multiple render units

An information processing apparatus generates drawing data by using printing data and setting information about printing. The information processing apparatus includes a conversion unit that converts the setting information about printing into setting information for the apparatus; a plurality of drawing data generating units that generates the drawing data based on the printing data and the setting information for the apparatus; and a generating unit controller that analyzes the setting information for the apparatus to select one of the drawing data generating units and controls the selected drawing data generating unit in a control procedure corresponding to the selected drawing data generating unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing program for generating drawing data using printing data and setting information about printing

An image processing system for executing a plurality of processes includes a process execution control apparatus to control an execution of the plurality of processes, and an image generation-output control apparatus to control an execution of image generation-output operation, The process execution control apparatus includes a process execution controller to control the execution of the processes, a control-side drawing information generator to generate drawing information to be referred when performing the image generation-output operation based on information of a target image to be output. The image generation-output control apparatus includes an output-side drawing information generator capable of generating the drawing information based on the information of the target image to be output acquired from the process execution control apparatus, and an execution controller to execute the image generation-output operation by using the image forming apparatus based on the drawing information generated by the output-side drawing information generator.

Image processing system, image generation-output control apparatus, method of processing image, and storage medium of program to execute method of processing image, to control plural output apparatuses to output same output image

An information processing apparatus for creating drawing data based on a printing job, comprises a plurality of drawing data creating units configured to create respective drawing data based on the printing job, a printing job receiving unit configured to receive the printing job designating a drawing data creating unit of the drawing data creating units, a printing job outputting unit configured to output the printing job received by the printing job receiving unit to the designated drawing data creating unit.

Image processing apparatus, image processing system and recording medium for print jobs that designate rendering engines

An information processing apparatus creates drawing data using print setting information and print data. The information processing apparatus includes: a converting module that converts the print setting information to apparatus setting information handled in the information processing apparatus; a control mode determining module that analyzes the print setting information to thereby determine a control mode applicable when the drawing data is created; a drawing data creating module that creates drawing data using the apparatus setting information and the print data; and a creating module control module that controls the drawing data creating module according to the control mode.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium

An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job including print data and setting information, includes a description detection unit detecting a characteristic description included in the print data; a conversion unit converting the print data, the characteristic description, and the setting information into an instruction group; and one or more drawing data generation units generating the drawing data by executing the instruction group.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium for conversion of vendor-specific print data

An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job including setting information and printing data. The information processing apparatus includes a conversion unit that converts first setting information into first apparatus setting information in accordance with a form of the first setting information and converts second setting information, converted from the first setting information, into second apparatus setting information in accordance with a form of the second setting information; an information obtaining unit that obtains the second apparatus setting information; and a first comparison result information creating unit that creates apparatus setting information comparison result information by comparing the first apparatus setting information with the second apparatus setting information.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

An information processing apparatus which creates rendering data using a print job including print data and a setting information set is disclosed, including a conversion unit which converts the setting information set to an apparatus setting information set by multiple schemes, the apparatus setting information set to be handled by the information processing apparatus; an evaluation value determination unit which determines an evaluation value of the apparatus setting information set for the respective schemes based on results of comparing the setting information set and the apparatus setting information set; and a rendering data creation unit which creates rendering data using the printing data and the apparatus setting information set converted by the scheme with the evaluation value higher than the other evaluation values.

Information processing apparatus, method, and program creating rendering data using a setting information set converted according to a selected scheme

An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job, includes a plurality of drawing data generation units generating the drawing data by using the print job; a determination unit analyzing the print job and determining any one of the drawing data generation units that is to generate the drawing data by using the print job; and a screen display unit displaying a display screen of settings of the print job on a display part by selecting the display screen based on a result determined by the determination unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and recording medium

An information processing apparatus for creating drawing data based on a printing job including printing data and setting information, includes a drawing data creating unit configured to create drawing data based on the printing job; and a control data creating unit configured to create first control data and second control data, based on the printing data and the setting information, for controlling the drawing data creating unit to create the drawing data, in response to detecting that a predetermined setting is included in the setting information. The control data creating unit outputs the first control data to the drawing data creating unit to create first drawing data, and outputs the second control data to the drawing data creating unit to create second drawing data in which the first drawing data is used.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium

An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job including setting information and print data. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of drawing data generation units that generate drawing data; a selection unit that selects one of the plurality of drawing data generation units that is compliant with a print instruction for the print data; and a print job output unit that outputs the print job to the drawing data generation unit selected by the selection unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium storing program, for generating drawing data

An information processing apparatus for creating drawing data based on a printing job, includes a plurality of drawing data creating units configured to create respective drawing data based on the printing job; a determining unit configured to determine, through an analysis of the printing job, a drawing data creating unit from the drawing data creating units to create a drawing datum based on the printing job; and a screen displaying unit configured to display, in respective manners, a content of the printing job with a plurality of display screens associated with the respective drawing data creating units, in a case where the determining unit fails to select any one of the drawing data creating units.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yosuke Aoki